Machine for shaping uppers over lasts



July 11, 1939. c, oop I 2,155,262

IACHINE FOR SHAPING UPPERS OVER LASTS Original Filedi July 2'7, .1936 5Sheets-Sheet l 9 I I96 24 56 O 5 0 3 m6 79a 30 O O I320 I 0 a d /.a E/7i r 3 O 0 w l I A/l/EA/mm M QM 13 m 6% July 11, 1939. c. E. HOODIACHINE FOR SHAPING UPPERS OVER LASTS Original Filed July 27, 1936 5Sheets-Sheet 2 c, E. HOOD IACHINE FOR SHAPING UPPERS OVER LASTS OriginalFiled July 27, 1936 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 am N.

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IACHINE FOR SHAPING UPPERS OVER LASTS Original Filed July 27, 1936 5Sheets-Sheet 4 July 11, 1939. c. E. HOOD i 2,165,262

MACHINE FOR SHAPIN UPPERS OVER LASTS Original Filed July 27, 1936 5Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented July 11, 1939 PATENT OFFICE MACHINE FOR SHAPINGUPPERS OVER LASTS Charles E. Hood, Lynn, Mass, assignor to United ShoeMachinery Corporation, Paterson, N. J., a corporation of New JerseyApplication July 27, 1936, Serial No. 92,816 Renewed September 30, 193826 Claims.

The present invention relates to machines for shaping uppers over lastsand is herein illustrated as embodied in a machine of the same generaltype as that disclosed in United States 'Letters Patent No. 1,018,477,granted February 27, 1912, on an application of Matthias Brock. Themachine herein illustrated is particularly adapted to operate on uppersprovided with insole-attaching margins and provided also with outturnedoutsole-attaching margins, for example, a pre-welted upper provided witha. welt having both an outsole-attaching flange and an insole-attachingflange, but it is to be understood that the invention is not limited inits scope to machines for operating on such shoes, certain features ofthe invention being applicable to machines for lasting other types ofshoes, for example, stitchdown shoes.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved machineof the type disclosed in the patent above referred to which may beemployed to grip the outwardly extending flange of a pre-welted orstitchdown upper, to tension such an upper heightwise of its last and tolast a margin of the upper to an insole on a last bottom. Moreparticularly, it is an object of the present invention to provide animproved machine for shaping over lasts uppersprovided withinsole-attaching margins and provided also with outturnedoutsole-attaching margins.

With the above and other objects in view a featureof the inventionconsists in the provision in a machine for shaping over lasts uppersprovided with insole-attaching margins or flanges and provided also withoutturned outsole-attaching margins or flanges,,a clamping member orplate constructed and arranged to engage an end portion of an upper onits last and to support the upper by engagement with itsoutsole-lattaching flange, and an end-lastingmember or wiper for layingthe insole-attaching flange over upon the margin of the insole. Inaccordance with a further feature of the invention the clamping memberand the lasting member are relatively movable heightwise of the last toengage the outsole-attaching margin therebetween and to hold it-duringrelative movement of said members and the last to tension the upperheightwise thereof. Said members are mounted in a carrier hereinillustrated as the vertically movable toe head common to machines of thetype above referred to on which said members and said plates are mountedfor movement heightwise of the last, and a common actuator for operatingsaid clampingmembers and wiper members to force the upper against thelast and for thereafter operating the lasting wipers to lay the lastingmargin of the upper, for example the insoleattaching margin abovereferred to, over upon an insole on the last bottom. The illustratedendlasting wiper plates are removably attached to arms mounted oncarriers, or plates, for movement heightwise of the last relatively tothe clamping members, the common actuator above referred to havingconnections to the carriers for operatingthe wiper plates. Theillustrated carriers are substantially similar in their construc-'- tionand operationto wiper carrier plates commonly employed in bed lastingmachines of the type above referred to. The wiper plates above 15referred to are yieldingly. urged away from the clamping plates and amember is provided for moving the wiper plates toward the clampingplates'to grip the margin of the upper therebetween. In accordance witha further feature of the invention, the illustrated machine is providedwith an end-embracing band for pressing an upper against a last in themachine and endembracing lasting wipers spaced above said band andconstructed and arranged to engage the sole-attaching face of theoutturned outsoleattaching margin of an upper of the type above referredto. The space between the band and the. wipers is substantially equal tothe thickness of the outturned margin of the upper. For gripping eachside portion of the upper by its outsoleattaching margin andtensioningthe side portions of "the upper heightwise thereof and shapingthe upper to the last the illustrated machine is provided with gripperplates relatively movable heightwise of a last in the machine to gripthe margin of the upper therebetween, said plates beingadjustablelengthwise of the shoe. For working the side portions of theupper in against the last the illustrated machine is provided with acommon actuator for moving the side grippers toward the last The gripperplate which engages the sole-attaching face of the outturned flange ofthe upper is constructed and arranged to wipe the insole-attachingflange over upon .the margin of an insole on the lastbottom after theplate-which engages the opposite face of the outturned flange has beenarrested by the engagement of theupper with the last. 2

These and other features of the invention will now be described withreference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In the drawings,

Fig.1 is affront elevationof abed lasting machine embodying the featuresof the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine, the oppo site end portions beingbroken away;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken substantially on the line III-III ofFig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation taken substantially on the longitudinalmedian line of the forepart of a shoe in the machine and illustratingcertain operating parts in the toe head in relation to the shoe; I

Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation similar to Fig. 4 showing the operatingparts in diif-erent positions from those illustrated in Fig.4;

Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation similar to Figs. 4 and 5 showing theoperating parts in their final positions at the end of the lastingoperation;

Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation looking toward the toe end of a shoe inthe machine and illustrating particularly the devices for lasting theside portions of the shoe;

Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation similar to Fig. 7 illustrating thelasting devices at one side of the shoe in different positions fromthose illustrated in Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a sectional elevation similar to Fig. 8 illustrating thelasting devices in their positions at the end of the lasting operation;

Fig. 10 is a sectional view of the work-engaging members illustrated inFigs. 8 and 9 taken substantially on the line XX of Fig. 8;

Fig. 11 is a perspective view of parts of the side-lasting assemblyillustrated in Fig. 7;

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of lasting devices at one side of the toehead vertically separated from each other to disclose certain details ofconstruction; and

Fig. 13 is a detail plan view of one of the forepart-lasting members.

The machine illustrated in the drawings is similar in its generalorganization to the machine disclosed in the patent to Brock abovereferred to. Referring to Fig. 1, the illustrate-d machine is providedwith a toe rest 2b and a rear part supporting member 22. The lastingdevices which operate on the end portions of a shoe in the machine aremounted, respectively, in a toe head 24 and a heel head 26 which areprovided with the usual adjusting means for positioning the lastingdevices relatively to the shoe,'includ ing a hand screw 21 for swivelingthe toe-lasting devices about an axis extending generally lengthwise ofa shoe in the machine, a hand screw 29 for rocking said devices about anaxis extending transversely of the shoe, and another hand screw 3! formoving the toe head toward and from the heel head. V

The heel head 23 carries a rear-part-embracing band 28 the upper edgeface of which, as illustrated in Fig. 3, is positioned below the undersurfaces ofthe heel wipers 38 substantially to the extent of thethickness of a welt attached to an upper as in the machine. Theillustrated welt comprises parallel flanges 3i between which the marginof the upper is secured and flanges 32 and 36 which'are secured to theoutsole and the insole, respectively. It will be seen that the undersurfaces of the heel wipers 3E3 engage the sole-attaching face of theflange .32 While the upper edge face of the heel band 28 engages thatface of the flange 32 which is exposed in the finished shoe. The shoe isforced rearwardly thereof into the heel band 28 by power-operated meansoperating on the rear-part-supporting member 22. As illustrated in Fig.2 the heelseat wipers 30 operate to lay the insole-attaching flange 36of the welt over upon the margin of an insole 38 on the bottom of a lastin the supported upper. Preferably the margin of the insole 38 and alsothe insole-attaching face of the flange 36 are coated with adhesive inorder to secure the parts in lasted position.

For tensioning the forepart of the upper heightwise of the last the toehead 24 is provided with two pairs of forepart-embracing plates 59 andi2 (Fig. 4) which grip the outsole-attaching flange 32 between themwhile the toe head moves upwardly, carrying the welted margin of theupper with it. Such upward movement of the toe head is eifected by theoperation of a treadle M (Fig. 1) which is connected to the toe head bya link 46 and a slide 41, said treadle and its connections beingsubstantially the same as corresponding parts disclosed in U. S. LettersPatent No. 1,373,482, granted April 5, 1921 on an application ofMatthias Brock. During the upward movement of the toe head a last 48positioned in the upper is held from heightwise movement by a holddownplate 58 (Fig. 4) which is operated by a treadle 52 (Fig. 1) to pressthe forepart of the last downwardly against the toe rest 26 and is heldin work-engaging position, as illustrated in Fig. 4, by the engagementof a pawl (not shown) with a ratchet slide 54 connected to the treadle.The construction and arrangement of the holddown assembly issubstantially the same as in the patent to Brock No. 1,373,482 abovereferred to. After the welted margin of the upper has been-drawnupwardly into its position illustrated in Fig. 5 the forepart-embracingplates 10 and i2 are operated in unison by the usual toe-wiper lever 58(Fig. 1) to press the welted margin of the upper firmly against the lastand thereafter the lever 56 is further advanced to cause theforepart-embracin-g plates, or wiper plates 32 to advance from theirposition inFig. 5 to their position in Fig. 6 thereby wiping theinsole-attaching margin 36 over upon the margin of the insole 38 on thelast bottom while the 'forepart-embracing plates, or clamping plates 40'are held in gripping engagement with the upper. Referring now to Fig. 4,illustrating one of the plates ii the illustrated plate is mounted onthe rabbeted margin 60 of a carrier plate 62 and removably securedthereto by a headed screw 6 The carrier plate 62 is slidably mounted ona base plate 55 provided in the toe head 24 and its operating movementstoward and from the shoe are controlled and directed by rolls '68 and is(Fig. 12) which are pivoted on studs projecting upwardly from the baseplate 66 and positioned in arcuate grooves 12 and M respectivelyprovided in the plate 62. For operating the forepart-embracing plates 40the lever 56 above referred to is connected to a plunger Hi constructedand arranged for movement lengthwise of the shoe in the machine andprovided at its end nearest the supported shoe with a crosshead 78which, as illustrated in Fig.

12, carries at one end thereof a downwardly extending stud 80 providedwith a diametrical hole through which extends one end of a stem 82, theopposite end of the stem being secured to a block 8 which has acylindrical upward extension 86 mounted for swiveling movement in a holein the carrier plate 62. In order to permit continued movement of theforepart-embracing plates 62 after the plates 40 have been arrested byengagement with the upper'Sfi, yielding connections are provided betweenthe plunger 16 and the carrier plates 62.

.beingdetermined by the engagement of the arms One of said connectionsis illustrated in Fig. 12 and comprises a spring 88 surrounding the stem82 and confined between the block 84 and a square plate 90 looselymounted on the stem 82 and arranged to engage the stud 80 extendingdownwardly from the crosshead I8. The expansion of the spring is limitedby the engagement of a Washer 92 on the end of the stem 82 with the stud80, the

washer being backed up by a cotter pin 94. The forepart-embracing plate42 illustrated in Fig. 4 is removably secured to a swinging arm '96(Fig. 13) which, as illustrated in Fig. 12, is pivoted at the end of itsarm 91 between upstanding ears 98 on a carrier plate I00. The plate 42is secured in a'rabbeted margin in the under surface of the inwardlyextending arm 99 (Fig. 13) of the member 96 by a clamping screw IN thehead of which engages a rabbeted top margin of the arm 99. Asillustrated in Fig. 4, the carrier plate I00 is supported upon thecarrier plate 62 which carries the forepart-embracing plate 40 and itsmovements are controlled and directed by rolls I02 and I04 which aremounted coaxially with the rolls 68 and I0 and are positioned in arcuategrooves I06 and I08 respectively provided in the carrier plate I00. Theswinging arm 96 is yieldingly held in its elevated position, asillustrated in Fig. 4, by a spring IIO one end of which surrounds a studII2 extending downwardly from the arm 96 and the opposite end of whichengages the upper surface of the carrier plate I0 0. The connection fromthe plunger I6 to the carrier plate I00 illustrated in Fig. 12 comprisesa link H4 which is swiveled to one end of the crosshead I8 and providedat its free end with an upwardly extending cylindrical head H6 which ispositioned in a socket extending upthe forepart-embracing plate 42 maybe positioned accurately with relation to the work the swinging arm 96illustrated in Fig. 12 is provided with a tongue and groove connectiontothe carrier plate I00 adjacent to the free end of said arm, saidconnection comprising a tongue II8 which extends upwardly from thecarrier plate I00 and is positioned within a groove I20 provided in anoffset portion I22 of the arm 96. It will be seen that the tongue andgroove connection above described permits swinging movement of the arm96 to bring the forepart-embracing plates 42 into engagement with theoutsole-attaching face of the welt 32 as illustrated in Fig. 5. It willbe understood that the forepart-embracing plates 40 and 42 which are notillustrated in Fig. 12 correspond in construction and arrangement to theplates 40 and 42 illustrated therein, as do also the operating partstherefor. For swinging the plates 42 from, their position in Fig. 4 totheir welt-engaging position illustrated in Fig. 5 theillustratedmachine is provided with a lever or rocker member I24 which,as illustrated in Fig. 2, is generally V-shaped and providedwith'outwardly extending hubs I26 whereby it is pivotally mountedbetween brackets I28 extending upwardly from the top plate of the toehead. At the opposite extremities of its V portion the rocker member I24is provided with a pair of downwardly extending ears I30, and betweeneach pair of ears there is pivotally-mounted a roll I32 which isarranged to engage one of the swinging arms 96. When the rocker memberI24 is in its position illustrated in Fig. 4 the swinging arms 96 areheld at the limit of their with the rocker member. When it is desired tobring the plates 42 into engagement with the outsole-attaching face ofthe welt 32 the rocker member is swung from its position in Fig. 4 toits position in Fig. 5 and during such movement of the rocker member,the rolls I32 move downwardly simultaneously, traveling about the axis.of the rocker member until the movement of the rocker member isarrested by the engagement of a downward extension I34 (Fig. 1) thereofwith an adjustable stopscrew I36 mounted in an extension of one of thebrackets I28. Preferably the stop screw I36 is so adjusted that therolls I32'move sufficiently beyond their dead center positions to insurethat they will be held in the positions illustrated in Fig. 5 by theaction of the springs IIO which tend to return the swinging arms 96 totheir elevated positions. To facilitate the operation of the rockermember I24 it is provided with an upwardly extending handle I38 (Figs. 1and 2). It will be seen that the rolls I32 hold the plates 42 in theirwork-engaging positions as said plates are advanced from their positionsin Fig. 5 to their positions illustrated in Fig. 6 in order to wipe theinsole-attaching flange 36 over upon the margin of the insole 38. Forshaping the opposite side portions of the upper 34 to the last 48 theillustrated machine is insole 36 when they are brought intowork-engaging position, as illustrated in Fig. 8. The plates 540 areremovably mounted on vertical arms I42 which, as hereinafter described,are supported on arms I44 mounted on the lower portion of the toe headand arranged to extend toward the heel head, the portions of said armsI44 nearest the heel head being offset downwardly and inwardly fromtheir forward end portions (Fig. 11). Thus it will be seen that theplates I40 move upwardly with the toe head 24 and operate to tension theside portions of the upper heightwise of the last.

During such upward movement of the toe head the side portions of theoutsole-attaching flange.

32 are clamped against the plates I40 by plates 5416 which areconstructed and arranged to swing downwardly into engagement with the'outsoleattaching face of the flange. As illustrated in Fig. 2, theinner edges of the plates I46 have substantially the same shape as theedge of that portion of the shoe bottom on which they operate. Thewelt-engaging plates I46 are removably secured to rocker arms I48 whichare pivotally mounted between upward extensions of slides or channelplates I50, the construction and arrangement of which are hereinafterdescribed. Referring now to Fig. 10 illustrating the welt-engagingplates I46 and I 46 at the front of the machine, the plate I40 isprovided with a downward extension 7 I52 the bottom edge of which is anarc the center of curvature of which lies in the plane of theweltengaging surface of the plate I40. The extension I52 of the plate I40 is positioned in a rabbeted portion of the arm I42 the bottom wall ofwhich upward movement by the springs 0, such limit Theplate I40 issecured in adjusted position by a clamping screw I54 which extendsthrough an arcuate slot I55 in the downward extension I52 of the plateand into a tapped hole in the arm I42. Similarly, the welt-engagingplate I46 is provided with an upward extension I58 which is mounted on ahead 538 provided at the inner end of the rocker arm I48. The upper edgeface of the extension 554 is an arc the center of curvature of whichlies in the plane of the welt-engaging face of the plate I46 and engagesa corresponding arcuate guiding surface or shoulder provided by an.arcuate flange E62 at the upper extremity of the head ltil. The plate M6is adjusted to position it in parallel relation to the plate I40 and issecured in that position by a clamping screw I64 which extends throughan arcuate slot I68 in the upward extension H58 of the plate I46 andinto a tapped hole in the head I60. The slide I50 illustrated in Fig. 8comprises a channel plate mounton swinging arm I68 which has formed atits lower end a yoke ill which straddles a boss I'I2 (Fig. 'l)projecting upwardly from a plate I14 which carries the heel head. Theplate I14 is substantially the same in its construction and operation asa corresponding plate in the machine illustrated in the patent to BrockNo. 1,018,477 above referred to. As illustrated in Fig. l, the plate5'54 is pivctally mounted on a pin I15 projecting upwardly from theframe upon which pin it swings in a horizontal plane to adjust the heelwipers 3-3 to the longitudinal median line of the rear portion of a shoein the machine. The downwardly extending arms of the yoke I'Iil arepivotally mounted on a crosspin I 55 carried by the boss H2 and thisboss is substantially narrower than the distance between the arms, thuspermit ting a limited bodily movement of the entire side-' lastingassembly lengthwise of the shoe in the machine to adjust thewelt-engaging plates to the shoe (Fig. 1).

is held in slidingengagement with the arm I68 by gibs i'lil secured tobosses projecting outwardly from the flanges of the slide 554. Referringagain to Fig. 8, the lower portion of the slide B59 is provided withinwardly extending arms 189 between the ends of which the lower portionof the arm I42 is pivotally mounted. There is also mounted between thearms it? a roll I82 which engages a plate E84 mounted on one of the armsI44 of the toe and thus providing a support for the slide l5? and thework-engaging plates I40 and I46 led thereby. In order to provideconvenient means for adjusting the height of the Work-engaging plates M3and I46 when changing from right to left shoes and vice versa the plateI84, as illustrated in Fig. 11, is provided with supporting surfaces andE83 arranged at elevations which substantially to the same extent as thedifference in elevation of the opposite sides of the shank portion ofthe shoe as illustrated in Fig. '7. The plate 54 is swiveled on a pinI85 projecting upwardly from the arm I44 and provided with a headed pin5% which extends through either of two holes i5 3 provided in oppositeends of the plate and into a socket in the arm I44, thereby locating theplate and looking it in a position such that the shoulder 594 betweenthe surfaces I85 and N38 is parailel to the path of movement of the rollPreferably, the roll 532 is positioned on the plate i84 between theshoulder I94 and that end face of the plate which faces the heel head.'In order to maintain this position of the roll it is, of course,necessary that the arms I44 be adjustable in order to relocate theplates l84 after adjusting the toe head lengthwise of the shoe. Toafford As illustrated in Fig. 1 the slide such adjustment theillustrated arms 144 are each secured to thebase of the toe head by twoclamping screws 220 which pass through longitudinal slots 222 providedin the arms I 44 respectively, these slots being somewhat longer thanthe distance between the screws in order to permit the requiredadjustment. It will be understood that the plates I84 will always bearranged in opposite positions, that is, when one of the plates presentsits surface I85 to the supporting roll I82 the other plate will bearranged to present its surface 188 to the corresponding roll at theoppositeside of the machine (see Fig. 11). For swinging the rocker arm I48, illustrated in Fig. 8, to bring the plate 46 into and out of itswelt-engaging position, the slide E54 has pivoted thereto at I 95 a yokeI96 which, as illustrated in Fig. l, straddles the slide lEtl and isarranged with its crossbar above the top of the slide when the plate I46is in its weltengaging position. The parallel arms of the yoke I95 areprovided, respectively, with outwardly projecting lugs which carrybosses I98 (Fig. 1) extending lengthwise of the supported shoe towardeach other and into position to engage the flanges of the slide I56during movement of the yoke toward the shoe in the machine,these bosseshaving pivoted to their inner ends links 249 which extend upwardly fromthe bosses and are pivoted at their upper ends to the outer end of therocker arm I43. The links 2834 form one element of a toggle for swingingthe rocker arm I48 to move the plate 54%) toward and from welt-engagingposition, the other element of the toggle being the yoke I94. Thestraightened position of the toggle as illustrated in Fig. 8 isdetermined by the engagement of the bosses I23 with the slide I563, inwhich position of the toggle the bosses Hi8 have passed slightly beyonda dead center position. For advancing the work-engaging plates I45 fromthe positions illustrated in Fig. 8 to the positions illustrated in Fig.9 the illustrated machine is provided with a right and left threadedscrew 242 provided with a hand wheel 263 (Fig. '7) the opposite ends ofwhich are provided with nuts 294 which are positioned in holes in thearms I63 and are provided with bosses 246 extending diametrically fromopposite sides of the nuts, the bosses being triangular in cross sectionand providing fulcrum edges which engage the arms I68 in V-shapednotches 288 provided in the opposite walls of the holes which receivethe nuts 294. The arms I68 are urged outwardly against the nuts 244 by aspring 2w surrounding the hand screw 2532, the opposite ends of saidspring engaging the inner surfaces of the arms. For positioning theworkengaging plate I49 in opposition to the workengaging plate H44 asillustrated in Fig. 8 lugs 2I2 project outwardly from opposite sides ofthe lower portion of the arm I42 and are provided with holes throughwhich extend bolts 2 i 4 the threaded ends of which extend throughsuitable holes in lugs 2 I 6 extending outwardly from the lower portionof the slide I54. Springs 2I8 surrounding the bolts 2I4 yieldingly holdthe arm I42 in the position illustrated in Fig. 8 while permitting theplate 546 to be advanced from its position in Fig. 8 to its position inFig. 9 by turning movement of the hand screw 262. It will be understoodthat the hand .screw operates simultaneously and uniformly on thework-engaging plates at opposite sides of the shoe in the machine. Itwill also be understood that so much of the above description as refersspecifically to the construction illustrated in Fig. 8 defines equallywell the corresponding mechanism at the opposite side of the machine.

In accordance'with the preferred operation of the illustrated machine apre-weltedupper which has been assembled on the rear portion of a lastis positioned in a machine with the outsole-attaching welt flange 32 atthe heel portion-of the upper positioned on the upper edge face of theheel band 28 While said outsole-attaching welt'flange at the toe portionof the upper is supported upon the plates 40. After the upper on itslast has been positioned in the machine the holddown 50 is brought intooperative position as illustrated in Fig. 4. The lever I24 whichoperates the toeembracing plates 42 is then swung downwardly to bringthe plates 42 into engagement with the outsole-attaching face'of thewelt. The side-lasting assemblies are then swung from their positions inFig. '7 into engagement with the work by turning the hand screw 202 andafter the plates M0 have entered the welt crease the yokes I96 are swungupwardly to bring the plates I46 into gripping engagement with theoutsole-attaching face of the welt. Having thus gripped the outwardly extending flange of the welt at the toe and side portions of the upper theoperator rocks the treadle M (Fig. 1), thereby lifting the toe head 24together with the side-lasting assemblies and pulling the forepart andthe opposite side portions of the upper heightwise of the last. Afterthe operation of the treadle M the toe portion of the upper is in theposition illustrated in Fig. 5 and the side portions are in thepositions illustrated in Fig. 8. The lever 56 which operatesthetoe-embracing plates ti! and 42 is new advanced to press the weltedmargin of the upper firmly against the last and against the edge face ofthe insole 38 and thereafter is further advancedito cause the plates 62to wipe the insole-attaching flange 35 over upon the margin of theinsole. The heel seat lasting wipers 30 are then advanced to last therear portion of the insole-attaching flange to the insole and then thehand screw-2&2 is operated to-bring the side portions of the;weltedmargin of the upper firmly against the last and to cause the sidewiper plates 54% to last the side portions of the insole-attachingflange to the insole. Preferably, the insole-attaching flange 36 isinitially secured lasted position by adhesive with which it has beentreated prior to the lasting operation. Preferably, an adhesive whichsets rapidly is employed in order to permitthe shoe to be removed fromthe machine as soon as practicable after the completion of the lastingoperation. It is, of course, obvious that fastenings such, for example,as lastingtaoks, may be employed to secure the upper in lasted positionif desired.

While the invention has been illustrated in its application to thelasting of a pre-welted shoe provided with a welt strip having both anoutsoleattaching flange and an insole-attaching flange, it is to beunderstood that the invention is not thus limited in its scope but isapplicable to the lasting of any type of shoe provided Witlran out:turned sole-attaching flange and with an insoleattaching flange. Forexample, the illustrated machine could be employed to last a stitchdownshoe in the manufacture of which'the'lining is lasted inwardly over themargin of an insole. In certain of its aspects the invention isapplicable to machines for operating on uppers provided with outturnedsole-attaching flanges but not provided with insole-attaching flanges asherein illustrated. For example, the illustrated machine iswell adaptedto last the usual type of pr'e-Welted uppers, that is, uppers in which awelt strip which provides an outsole-attaching means only issecuredtothe lasting margin before the upper is lasted.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a machine for shaping over lasts uppers provided withinsole-attaching margins and provided also with outturnedoutsole-attaching margins, a clamping plate constructed and arranged toengage an end portion of an upper on its last and to support the upperby engagement with its outsole-attaching margin, and an end lastingwiper for laying the insole-attaching margin of the upper over upon themargin of the insole.

2. In amachine for shaping over lasts uppers providedwithinsole-attaching flanges and provided also with outturnedoutsole-attaching flanges, means'for gripping an upper by itsoutsole-attaching flange comprising members relatively movableheightwise of a last in the machine to engage the outsole-attachingflange therebetween, and means for operating the member which engagesthe outsole-attaching face of said flange to lay the insole-attachingflange of the upper over upon the margin of an insole on the lastbottom.

3. In a machine for shaping over lasts uppers provided withinsole-attaching margins and pro vided also with outturnedoutsole-attaching margins, clamping plates constructed and arranged toengage respectively opposite faces of the outsole-attaching margin of anupper in the machine, one of said plates being movable relatively to theother in the plane of the shoe bottom to last the insole-attachingmargin over upon an insole on a last in the machine.

4. In a machine for shaping over lasts prewelted uppers provided withinsole-attaching flanges, a clamping plate constructed and arranged toengage a pre-welted upper within the 5. In a machine for shaping overlasts preing said plates in unison in a plane substantially parallel tothe shoe bottom to press the upper against a last in the machine and formoving the wiper plate to lay the insole-attaching flange over upon aninsole on the last bottom.

6. In a machine for shaping over lasts prewelted uppers provided withinsole-attaching flanges, a clamping plate constructed and arranged toengage a pre-Welted upper Within the welt crease, a wiper plate, meansfor moving the wiper plate heightwise of theupper to clamp the weltagainst said clamping plate and for holding the wiper in clampingengagement with the welt, and an actuator for first moving theplates inunison while their clamping engagement with the welt is maintained andfor moving the wiper plate relatively to the clamping plate to lay theinsole-attaching flange over upon an insole on a last in the machineafter the clamping plate has been arrested by the last. I l

'7. In a lasting machine, end-embracing members for forcing an upperagainst a last in the movable support for said members and said plateson which said plates are mounted for operative movement heightwise ofthe last relatively to said members, and a common actuator for operatingsaid members to force the upper against the last and for thereafteroperating said Wiper plates to lay the lasting margin of the upper overupon an insole on the last bottom.

8. In a lasting machine, end-embracing gripper plates, carriers to whichsaid plates are removably attached, end-lasting wiper plates, arms towhich said wiper plates respectively are removably attached, carriers onwhich said arms are mounted for movement heightwise of the last, acommon actuator for all said carrers, a yielding connection from theactuator to the gripper plate carriers, and an unyielding connectionfrom the actuator to the Wiper plate carriers.

9. In a lasting machine, end-embracing gripper plates, carriers to whichsaid plates are removably attached, end-lasting wiper plates, arms towhich said wiper plates respectively are removably attached, carriers onwhich said arms are mounted for movement heightwise of the last, acommon actuator for all said carriers, a yielding connection from theactuator to the gripper plate carriers, an unyielding connection fromthe actuator to the wiper plate carriers, a head in which said carriersare mounted, means on the head for directing the movements of thecarriers, and means for moving the head heightwise of the last.

10. In a lasting machine, a gripper plate, a wiper plate movableheightwise of a last in the machine relatively to the gripper plate,yielding means for urging the Wiper plate away from the gripper plate, amember for moving the wiper plate toward the gripper plate to grip anupper therebetween, and means for moving the wiper plate relatively tothe gripper plate in a plane parallel to the last bottom thereby to lasta marginal portion of the upper to an insole on the bottom of the last.

11. In a lasting machine, a gripper plate, a carrier therefor, a wiperplate, an arm to which the wiper plate is attached, a carrier on whichthe arm is mounted for movement heightwise of a last in the machine,yielding means for urging said wiper plate away from the gripper plate,a

member for moving said wiper plate toward the gripper plate and forholding the wiper plate in a position adjacent to the gripper plate, andmeans constructed and arranged to operate on said carriers to advancesaid plates in unison until the gripper plate is arrested by a last inthe machine and thereafter to advance the wiper plate over the margin ofthe last bottom.

12. In a machine for shaping over last uppers provided withinsole-attaching flanges and provided also with outturnedoutsole-attaching flanges, a member for pressing an upper against aperipheral face of a last in the machine, one marginal face of saidmember being constructed and arranged to engage that face of theoutsoleattaching flange opposite its sole-attaching face, and means forlasting the insole-attaching flange of the upper to the margin of aninsole on the last bottom.

13. In a machine for shaping over lasts uppers provided withinsole-attaching flanges and provided also with outturnedoutsole-attaching flanges, an' end-embracing band for pressing an upperagainst the periphery of a last in the machine, the upper edge face ofsaid band being constructed and arranged to support the upper byengagement with its outsole-attaching flange, and end-embracing wipersfor laying the insoleattaching flange of the upper over upon the marginof an insole on the last bottom.

14. In a machine for shaping pre-welted uppers over lasts, anend-embracing band for pressing an upper against a last in the machine,and endembracing lasting wipers spaced above said band andconstructed-and arranged to engage the soleattaching face of the welt.

15. In a machine for shaping pre-welted uppers over lasts, anend-embracing band for pressing an upper against a last in the machine,said band being constructed and arranged to engage that portion of theupper contiguous to the welt, and end-embracing lasting wipers spacedabove said band substantially to the extent of the thickness of the weltfor engagement with the outsoleattaching face of the welt.

16. In a machine for shaping pre-welted uppers over lasts, means forgripping a side portion of an upper by its welt comprising gripperplates relatively movable heightwise of a last in the machine to gripthe welt therebetween, said plates being adjustable lengthwise of thelast.

1'7. In a machine for shaping over lasts uppers provided withinsole-attaching flanges and provided also with outturnedoutsole-attaching flanges, means for gripping a side portion of theupper by its outsole-attaching flange comprising gripper platesrelatively movable heightwise of a last in the machine to engage theoutsole-attaching flange therebetween, said plates being adjustablelengthwise of the last, and means for operating the gripper plate whichengages the outsole-attaching face of said flange to lay theinsole-attaching flange of the upper over upon the margin of an insoleon the last bottom.

18. In a machine for shaping pre-welted uppers over lasts, means forgripping opposite side portions of a pre-welted upper by its weltcomprising gripper plates relatively movable heightwise of a last in themachine to grip the welt therebetween, and a common actuator for movingeach gripper assembly bodily as a unit to last the side portions of theupper.

19. In a machine for shaping over lasts uppers provided withinsole-attaching flanges and provided also with outturnedoutsole-attaching flanges, means for grip-ping an upper by itsoutsole-attaching flange comprising plates relatively movable heightwiseof a last in the machine, means for closing said plates on theoutsoleattaching flange of the upper, and a hand screw for moving saidplates in a direction to press the upper against the last and forthereafter advancing the plate which engages the outsoleattaching faceof the flange to wipe the insoleattaching flange over upon the margin ofan insole on the last bottom.

20. In a machine for shaping over lasts uppers provided withinsole-attaching flanges and provided also with outturnedoutsole-attaching flanges, means for gripping opposite side portions ofan upper by its outsole-attaching flange comprising plates relativelymovable heightwise of a last in the machine to grip theoutsole-attaching flange therebetween, means for independently closingthe plates at each side of the last upon the outsole-attaching flange,and a common actuator for all said plates which operates first to pressthe upper against one side .of the last and thereafter to cause theplates which engage the outsole-attaching face of said flange to movetoward each other to Wipe the insole-attaching flange over upon aninsole on the last bottom.

21. In a machine for shaping over lasts uppers provided with outturnedoutsole-attaching flanges, plates constructed and arranged to engage,respectively, the sole-attaching face of the outsole-attaching flange atopposite sides of an upper in the machine and the face of said flangeopposite its outsole-attaching face thereby to hold said flange duringrelative movement of said plates and a last in the upper to tension theupper over the last, and means for so positioning said plates heightwiseof a shoe in-the machine that the plates adjacent to the inside of theshank portion of the shoe are higher than the plates at the oppositeside.

22. In a machine for shaping over lasts uppers provided withoutsole-attaching flanges, a pair of plates constructed and arranged toengage therebetween a portion of the outsole-attaching flange at oneside of an upper and to hold said flange during relative movement ofsaid plates and a last in the'upper to tension the upper over the last,and means for supporting said plates at either of two predeterminedelevations.

23. In a machine for shaping over lasts uppers provided withoutsole-attaching flanges, a pair of plates constructed and arranged toengage therebetween a portion of the outsole-attaching flange at oneside of an upper and to hold said flange during relative movement ofsaid plates and a last in the upper to tension the upper over the last,arms on which said plates are respectively mounted, and a support forsaid arms having a plurality of supporting surfaces arranged atdifferent elevations, said support being movable to present any one ofsaid surfaces to said arms.

24. In a machine for shaping over lasts prewelted uppers provided withinsole-attaching flanges, an end-embracing band for pressing an upperagainst a last in the machine, end-embracing lasting wipers spaced abovesaid band and constructed and arranged to engage the soleattaching faceof the welt and to wipe the insoleattaching flange over upon an insoleon the last bottom, and means for gripping a side portion of the upperby its welt comprising gripper plates relatively movable heightwise of alast in the machine to grip the welt therebetween and to hold it duringrelative movement of said plates and a last in the upper to tension theupper over the last.

25.. In a machine for shaping over lasts uppers provided with outturnedoutsole-attaching margins, toe-embracing clamping plates constructed andarranged to grip the sole-attaching margin of the toe portion of anupper therebetween and to hold it during relative movement of saidplates and" a last in the upper to tension the upper over the last, aheel-embracing band for pressing the upper against the last, andheellasting wipers spaced above said band substantially to the extent ofthe thickness of the outsole-attaching margin.

26. In a machine for shaping over lasts uppers provided with outturnedoutsole-attaching margins, toe-embracing clamping plates constructed andarranged to grip the outsole-attaching margin of the toe portion of anupper therebetween, a heel-embracing band for pressing the upper againsta last in the machine, heel-lasting wipers spaced above said bandsubstantially to the extent of the thickness of the outsole-attachingmargin, clamping plates constructed and arranged to engage theoutsole-attaching mar-' gin at opposite sides of the upper, and meansfor effecting relative movement of the last and the plates which engagethe toe and side portions of the upper thereby to tension the upper overthe last.

CHARLES E. HOOD.

